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Massereene Lower

Massereene Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. To its west lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Upper to the south; Belfast Upper to the east; Antrim Upper to the north; and Toome Upper to the north-west.

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Massereene Lower
Mása Ríona Íochtarach1 (Irish)
Location of Massereene Lower, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Location of Massereene Lower, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyAntrim

Massereene Lower is a barony in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.2 To its west lies Lough Neagh, and it is bordered by four other baronies: Massereene Upper to the south; Belfast Upper to the east; Antrim Upper to the north; and Toome Upper to the north-west.2

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Massereene Lower:1

Towns

Population centres

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Massereene Lower:34

Archaeology

The barony contains the largest concentration of ringforts in Ireland, with three ringforts per square kilometre.5

References

References

  1. "Massereene Lower". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  2. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. "PRONI Civil Parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  4. "Baronies and parishes of County Antrim". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  5. Stout, Matthew (1997). The Irish Ringfort. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 53.